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United States President Jimmy Carter has solemnly declared before the United Nations General Assembly that the U.

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United States President Jimmy Carter has solemnly declared before the United Nations General Assembly that the U.S. will never use nuclear weapons 'except in self-defence'. According to his press secretary, this was the first time ever that an American president had sworn not to use nuclear weapons first -- and that this was a change in U.S. policy. Mr. Carter, addressing the General Assembly the day after the end of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement with the Soviet Union, spoke out strongly against the nuclear arms race -- warning that it could lead to a global disaster.